Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Stephen King Freaks Out a Toddler

A little break from the norm here in the Vault today...Just couldn't resist this one.His writings have been known to send chills up the spines of readers, but never before has the legendary Stephen King provoked such abject terror. In this video posted exclusively on TMZ.com yesterday, an ardent King fan asks the author to autograph one of her daughter's diapers (!) only to send her little one into uncontrolled hysterics. Now if only more of King's movie adaptations could have a similar effect on viewers...

*PREMIERE TICKET GIVEAWAY* The Vault of Horror is giving away VIP passes to premiere theatrical showings of the direct-to-DVD urban thriller Somebody Help Mein Washington, DC (Thursday), Baltimore (Friday) and Atlanta (Saturday). Anyone interested in getting their name on the VIP list, shoot me ane-mail. If you're curious, you can watch the trailer below, and check out pix from the L.A. premierehereand here.

Maybe it's my lack of interest in reading fiction, or maybe it's just King, but the only book I've really enjoyed of his was Danse Macabre. I'm strange, it's true. Maybe it's time to give reading fiction another chance.

I'm more of a non-fiction reader myself. I've had Danse Macabre sitting on my shelf collecting dust for years, maybe I should actually pick it up...Strange? Maybe. But, aren't we all a little bit strange? A wise man once told me that a normal person is someone you don't know very well.

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I've been fascinated with horror ever since my parents let me watch The Exorcist at 8 years old (what were they thinking??) and I ran up to my bed screaming when Linda Blair's eyes rolled into the back of her head.Although it often gets a bad rap from "mainstream" critics and audiences alike, horror has often been the most creative and vibrant movie genre of all, from Nosferatu to Saw. Some of the finest motion pictures ever made are part of the horror genre, including Frankenstein, Psycho, The Shining and my personal all-time favorite, George Romero's Dawn of the Dead.This blog is the culmination of my 25-year love affair with all things blood and guts--so check back here often for news and opinion on the world of horror. And remember...